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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection, and under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask the chair lay before the senate a message from the house with respect to h.j. res. 59. the presiding officer: the chair lays before the senate the following message. the clerk: resolved, that the house proceed from its amendment to the amendment of the senate for the resolution h.j. res. 59, entitled a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, and concur with the house amendment to a senate amendment. mr. reid: mr. president, i move to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment h.j. res. 59. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to concur. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to concur in the house amendment to senate amendment to
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection, and under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask the chair lay before the senate a message from the house with respect to h.j. res. 59. the presiding officer: the chair lays before the senate the following message. the clerk: resolved, that the house proceed from its...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar numbers 187. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: if the chair would withhold for just a minute, i have a number of numbers. 187, 189, 190, 191, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 220, 221, 22220 to have and including 250. 222 to and including 250. 253, 254. and all nominations on the secretary's desk in the air force, army, coast guard, foreign service and navy, that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table en bloc, that no further motions would be in order and that any statements relating to any of these matters appear at the appropriate place in the record as if read and that the president of the united states be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: is there an objection? without
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar numbers 187. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: if the chair would withhold for just a minute, i have a number of numbers. 187, 189, 190, 191, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 210, 211, 212, 213, 216, 220, 221, 22220 to have and including 250. 222 to and including 250. 253, 254. and all nominations on the secretary's desk...
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reid: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until tomorrow morning june 9 at 10:00 a.m., following the prayer and pledge, journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for use later in the day and there be a period of morning hours to be divided between the leaders or their designees, with the majority controlling the first half and the republicans controlling the second half, senators permitted to speak up to 10 minutes each during that time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: following morning business, madam president, the senate will resume consideration of h.r. 1256, tobacco legislation. i ask furtsz area that the senate -- further that the senate recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for the weekly caucus luncheons and the time for the adjournment or recess be counted postcloture with the matter before the senate, the tobacco legislation. th
reid: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until tomorrow morning june 9 at 10:00 a.m., following the prayer and pledge, journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for use later in the day and there be a period of morning hours to be divided between the leaders or their designees, with the majority controlling the first half and the...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: can we have order. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senate will please be in order. the majority leader. mr. reid: we're going to have one more vote tonight and we're going to have starting at 11:15 tomorrow, we could have up to five votes. so that's it for tonight. we yielded back the time but i ask consent that senator mccain be recognized for up to one minute. mr. mccain: thank you. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: i'd like to mention to my colleagues with this vote, we will be making history in some respects and i think we should all be proud of the fact that this nominee, diane humetewa of the hopi tribe will be the first native american woman to be on the federal bench. i appreciate a positive vote. it's a proud moment for her, her tribe and native americans. thank you. the presiding officer: under the previous order -- is there a sufficient second? there is a suff
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: can we have order. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senate will please be in order. the majority leader. mr. reid: we're going to have one more vote tonight and we're going to have starting at 11:15 tomorrow, we could have up to five votes. so that's it for tonight. we yielded back the time but i ask consent that senator mccain be recognized for up to one minute. mr. mccain: thank you. the...
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reid: mr. president, i send a k4r0e67 motion to the desk. -- a cloture motion to the desks. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of jessica garfalo wright of pennsylvania to be under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness signinged by 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask that the reading of the names not be necessary. officer without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 18 the. -- 189. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do to h
reid: mr. president, i send a k4r0e67 motion to the desk. -- a cloture motion to the desks. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of jessica garfalo wright of pennsylvania to be under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness signinged by 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask that...
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reid: mr. reid: i have 12 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session, they have the approval of senator mcconnell and me, i ask unanimous consent they be agreed to and printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: mr. president, i come to the floor today to speak in support of the drug quality and security act, h.r. 3204. getting this bill to where it is today -- and i thank the leader for just making that possible, along with our minority leader -- this has been a long and sometimes very difficult road, one in which i have been working on for over a decade. yes, ten years. this is an issue that hit far too close to home in kansas. several years ago, a pharmacist in kansas city, robert courtney, was found to be diluting cancer drugs for his patients. unfortunately, over 4,000 patients were affected before authorities could stop him. senator kit bond
reid: mr. reid: i have 12 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session, they have the approval of senator mcconnell and me, i ask unanimous consent they be agreed to and printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: mr. president, i come to the floor today to speak in support of the drug quality and security act, h.r. 3204. getting this bill to where...
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reid of -- mr. reid: i ask reading -ftd names be -- reading of the names be waived, madam president. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 771. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: federal reserve system jerome h. powell of maryland to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. mr. reid: a cloture motion i ask to be reported, madam president. the presiding officer: the c
reid of -- mr. reid: i ask reading -ftd names be -- reading of the names be waived, madam president. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i...
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reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now ask unanimous consent that on tuesday, september 6, following disposition of the nomination of pwer niece donald, the senate proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on calendar number 87, h.r. 1249, further that the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the following environments and public works bills en bloc: calendar number 72, calendar number 117. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: it's my understanding that you have granted consent for me to move to those two numbered matters. the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the bills be read a third time passed en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table en bloc, any relevant statements be printed in the record as if read. the presiding offi
reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now ask unanimous consent that on tuesday, september 6, following disposition of the nomination of pwer niece donald, the senate proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on calendar number 87, h.r. 1249, further that the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate...
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reid, proposes an amendment numbered 1975 to amendment numbered 1974. mr. reid: mr. president, in relation to that i have a motion to recommit -- a motion to commit h.j. res. 59 and that has instructions at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to commit the bill to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith an amendment numbered 1976.
reid, proposes an amendment numbered 1975 to amendment numbered 1974. mr. reid: mr. president, in relation to that i have a motion to recommit -- a motion to commit h.j. res. 59 and that has instructions at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to commit the bill to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith an amendment numbered 1976.
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. reid: i ask consent it be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: it's my understanding regular order would be my calling paul amendment 1200 as modified, is that right? the presiding officer: the senator may call for regular order with respect to that amendment. mr. reid: i so move, mr. president. the presiding officer: the amendment's now pending. mr. reid: pardon me? the presiding officer: the amendment is now pending. mr. reid: it is pending? i move to table the paul amendment and ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote:
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. reid: i ask consent it be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: it's my understanding regular order would be my calling paul amendment 1200 as modified, is that right? the presiding officer: the senator may call for regular order with respect to that amendment. mr. reid: i so move, mr. president. the presiding officer: the...
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reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that a time determined by the majority leader with the concurrence of the republican leader, the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 502, h.r. 8. the presiding officer: is there objection to the request? without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that following leader remarks on sunday, december 30, the senate proceed to executive session and consider calendar numbered 518 under the previous order. further, that the use or yielding back of the time, we would proceed to consideration of calendar number 909 and proceed to vote on calendar number 909 and calendar number 518. that there be two minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form prior to each vote, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, no further motion in order be in order to the nominations, any statement to the nominations be printed in the record, that president obama be immediately notified of the senate's action and the sena
reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that a time determined by the majority leader with the concurrence of the republican leader, the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 502, h.r. 8. the presiding officer: is there objection to the request? without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that following leader remarks on sunday, december 30, the senate proceed to executive session and consider calendar numbered 518 under the previous order. further, that the use...
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reid: mr. president, that explanation is as flat as a bottle of beer that's been open for six months. okay. madam president, i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 378. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. and the clerk will report the nominations. the clerk: nomination, equal employment opportunity commission, rachel feldbloom of the district of columbia to be a member of the equal employment opportunity commission. mr. reid: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of chai rachel feldbloom of the district of columbia to be a member of the equal employment opp
reid: mr. president, that explanation is as flat as a bottle of beer that's been open for six months. okay. madam president, i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 378. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. and the clerk will report the nominations. the clerk: nomination, equal employment opportunity commission,...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from nevada. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the call of the quorum be terminated. officer without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of h.r. 4691 which is a 30-day extension of provisions which expire on sunday, february 28. they are unemployment insurance extension, cobra, the health insurance for the unemployed, flood insurance, satellite home viewer act, highway funding, s.b.a. business loans and small-business provisions of the american recovery act, s.g.r., which is the so-called doctor fix, and poverty guidelines, received from the house and at the desk, the bill be read three times, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid made and laid on the table. i would say, mr. president, that this matter passed the house unanimously today. the reason it passed the house unanimously today, if we don't do something about this, all around america, about 1.5 million peo
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from nevada. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the call of the quorum be terminated. officer without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of h.r. 4691 which is a 30-day extension of provisions which expire on sunday, february 28. they are unemployment insurance extension, cobra, the health insurance for the unemployed, flood insurance, satellite home viewer act,...
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so let's focus on the reid plan. i urge my colleagues to support the vote we're going to have, the historic vote we'll have later this evening. let's get it done. let's get our country back on track. let's win the global economic race. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. menendez: mr. president, there are no easy answers to our current dilemma. the majority leader's proposal is the best option we have to overcome the bipartisan impasse. failure to increase the debt limit is not an option. working families can -- can't afford the increased costs associated with default and seniors can't afford not to have their social security payments. in my time as a mayor, as a state legislator, as a member of the house of representatives and now as a senator, i
so let's focus on the reid plan. i urge my colleagues to support the vote we're going to have, the historic vote we'll have later this evening. let's get it done. let's get our country back on track. let's win the global economic race. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be...
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reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the armed services committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 139 -- i'm sorry. 1339. we now proceed to this matter. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 1339, an act to designate the city of salem, massachusetts, as the birthplace of the national guard of the united states. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i further ask the bill be read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be considered phaeupbd laid on the table, with no intervening or debate and statements related to the measure be printed in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the committee on commerce be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 4212 and we now proceed to this matter. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 4212, an act to prevent the introducti
reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the armed services committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 139 -- i'm sorry. 1339. we now proceed to this matter. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 1339, an act to designate the city of salem, massachusetts, as the birthplace of the national guard of the united states. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i further ask the bill be read...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, the bill has not been reported, is that right? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. the clerk: calendar number 504, s. 3525, a bill to protect and enhance tiewns for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting and for other purposes. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays. oh, i'm sorry, mr. president. i didn't realize the bill hadn't been record. mr. president, on behalf of senator test, i have a substitute amendment which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. mr. reid reid: okay, now i wanto say something. okay? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, it is really a shame. we have a bill that is bipartisan. cloture's already been invoked on it. we are on the bill. why in the world will we have -- why can't we just finish this bill, have a couple of amendments and go on? i -- i'm going to go ahead and i'm going to fill the tree, and i'm sure i will get som
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, the bill has not been reported, is that right? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. the clerk: calendar number 504, s. 3525, a bill to protect and enhance tiewns for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting and for other purposes. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays. oh, i'm sorry, mr. president. i didn't realize the...
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reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have an amendment that i have asked the chair to order reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 2553 to the instructions of amendment numbered 2552. mr. reid: i now move to refer the house message with respect to h.r. 3304 with instructions. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motions. the clerk: the senator from
reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have an amendment that i have asked the chair to order reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 2553 to the instructions of amendment numbered 2552. mr. reid: i now move to refer the house message with respect to h.r. 3304 with...
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create that >> guest: harry reid. >> as i understand it senator schumer went to harry reid and said i just want all the seats. i helped create this and i need more power and more authority to do things. paul said ruthless. i think with respect and affection as well as schumer. the three pushes about chuck schumer better to come back i will ask anybody for money at any time, day or night. he will go to schenectady in the morning, awful in evening and back to washington. he really works hard for democrats. i think is a big part of why he was awarded. >> he was taking some the things he had done, lessons he learned up in new york and just sort of teaching other senators sort of his technique. did you ever cover one of his sunday press conferences in new york? >> all, yeah spent almost every sunday he would do this press coverage because he knew all the local reporters were not really doing much on a sunday afternoon. he would get headlines that way. so his role early on in the leadership for job was he was on quantity to these guys. >> host: he continues on the chair for 2008, correct?
create that >> guest: harry reid. >> as i understand it senator schumer went to harry reid and said i just want all the seats. i helped create this and i need more power and more authority to do things. paul said ruthless. i think with respect and affection as well as schumer. the three pushes about chuck schumer better to come back i will ask anybody for money at any time, day or night. he will go to schenectady in the morning, awful in evening and back to washington. he really...
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reid: mr. president, i ask consent that the text at 510 pass the senate and modified with the changes at the -- the bill as amended be read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: is a question on passage of the bill? the presiding officer: all those in favor say aye. mr. reid: aye. the presiding officer: all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. , the ayes do have it. the bill as amended is passed. mr. reid: i ask consent that the title amendment at the desk be considered agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, any statements related to the measure appear in the appropriate place in the record as if given. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i ask the chair to lay before the senate a message to the -- from the house with respect to h.r. 3082. the presiding officer: the chair lays before the senate the following message from the house. the clerk: resolve that the house agree to the amendment h.r. 3082 entitled a
reid: mr. president, i ask consent that the text at 510 pass the senate and modified with the changes at the -- the bill as amended be read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: is a question on passage of the bill? the presiding officer: all those in favor say aye. mr. reid: aye. the presiding officer: all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. , the ayes do have it. the bill as amended is passed. mr. reid: i ask consent that the title amendment at the desk...
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senator reid, that's a waste of money. it is shocking that the obama justice department devotes so much tax and resources to avoiding the very transparency that president obama promised on january 21, 2009, one day into office that this administration was going to be the most transparent in the history of the entire country. and it's turned out to be the most stonewalling. none of that would be necessary if the administration would just comply with congressional subpoenas and the freedom of information act. that's the way to save money. and, by the way, i'd like to ask how much taxpayers money does senator reid spend having his staff write daily speeches trying to undermine the work of the judiciary committee. secretary reid also fails -- senator reid also fails to understand that we are not only focused on secretary clinton. the committee is conducting dozens of investigations on a broad range of issues under the jurisdiction of the committee. some of the executive branch agencies have complained about the amount of overs
senator reid, that's a waste of money. it is shocking that the obama justice department devotes so much tax and resources to avoiding the very transparency that president obama promised on january 21, 2009, one day into office that this administration was going to be the most transparent in the history of the entire country. and it's turned out to be the most stonewalling. none of that would be necessary if the administration would just comply with congressional subpoenas and the freedom of...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the call of the quorum be termed. officer without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the remaining time postcloture be yielded back. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, all time is yielded back. the question is on the adoption of the motion to proceed. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: on behalf of senator sanders, i have an amendment at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: calendar number 30 309, -- calendar number 301, s. 19 2-rb8gs a bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans and for other purposes. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the sanders amendment. mr. reid: i'm sorry if that's what had been done. i apologize. we'll
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the call of the quorum be termed. officer without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the remaining time postcloture be yielded back. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, all time is yielded back. the question is on the adoption of the motion to proceed. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: it's my understanding that the senate is in a quorum call, is that true? the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. reid: mr. president, more than a year ago -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. reid: you did tell me that, didn't you? i ask consent it be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: more than a year ago, senators shaheen and portman worked on an energy efficiency bill, a good bill. that was more than a year ago. that bill was, as i have indicated, good but during the past many months, through the energy committee, the work of ron wyden and others, that bill was improved greatly. ron wyden was chairman of that committee at the time. they have done so many good things for that legislation. we had six cosponsors, we had three democrats and three republicans. 200,000 jobs this would create and help our nation's energy proficiency significantly. so i move to proceed
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: it's my understanding that the senate is in a quorum call, is that true? the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. reid: mr. president, more than a year ago -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. reid: you did tell me that, didn't you? i ask consent it be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: more than a year ago, senators shaheen and portman worked on an energy...
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reid reid: with the consentf the senate, i ask that the names not be read. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. reid: i have a meetings to commit s. 1845 and it has instructions. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to commit the bill to the committee on finance with instructions being amendment number 2633. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have an amendment to the instructions at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 2634 to the instructions of the motion to commit s. 1845. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays, madam president. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have a second-degree amendment at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the cler
reid reid: with the consentf the senate, i ask that the names not be read. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. reid: i have a meetings to commit s. 1845 and it has instructions. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to commit the bill to the committee on finance with instructions being amendment number 2633. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: we're in a quorum call, is that true? the vice president: that's correct. mr. reid: i ask that it be virkted. the vice president: without objection, it is vitiated. mr. reid: mr. president, what is the business before the senate? the vice president: the swearing in of the senator from massachusetts. the chair laser before the senate a certificate of election to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of senator john f. kerry of massachusetts. the certificate the chair is advised is in the form suggested by the senate. if there's no objection, the reading of the certificate will be waived and will be printed in full in the record. if the senator-elect will now present himself -- mr. reid: mr. president, reserving the right to object, i know a lot of people want to say some real nice things about this good man. but they're going to have do it later. we have a lot of things to do here. and as he will learn, the senate i
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: we're in a quorum call, is that true? the vice president: that's correct. mr. reid: i ask that it be virkted. the vice president: without objection, it is vitiated. mr. reid: mr. president, what is the business before the senate? the vice president: the swearing in of the senator from massachusetts. the chair laser before the senate a certificate of election to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of senator john...
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reid: i would be happy to. mr. dorgan: madam president, last thursday the majority leader and i stood in that aisle and the question was going to be under what conditions would this travel promotion act come to the floor of the senate, and we said, do you know what? tell us what amendments you ne need, tell us which amendments you wish to offer and we'll give you some. and so it ended up five amendments on their side, three on ours, just as a start. it wasn't going to be a limit or anything but we'll just start with five and three. so they showed us their five and none of them had anything to do with the bill and we said okay, that's fine. those five are fine. you can offer those. they were all about tarp, troubled assets and so on. so we said fine. and then we showed them the three that were to be offered on our side and they looked at three of them and said, this one we will not allow to be offered. so all a sudden it became a circumstance where the my north was deciding -- the minority was deciding they could of
reid: i would be happy to. mr. dorgan: madam president, last thursday the majority leader and i stood in that aisle and the question was going to be under what conditions would this travel promotion act come to the floor of the senate, and we said, do you know what? tell us what amendments you ne need, tell us which amendments you wish to offer and we'll give you some. and so it ended up five amendments on their side, three on ours, just as a start. it wasn't going to be a limit or anything but...
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reid, he loses the dribble. it's out of bounds for the hokies. >> larry: bothering florida state a little bit. they're having difficulty getting it in >>: fla e lng i9. is ndof acc basketball from noon to midn. 'st wa li te rah, with ems o na iebore lk. or toh goess. how about that second half? thareleni b f t20int hole. only to see yow jet ev he
reid, he loses the dribble. it's out of bounds for the hokies. >> larry: bothering florida state a little bit. they're having difficulty getting it in >>: fla e lng i9. is ndof acc basketball from noon to midn. 'st wa li te rah, with ems o na iebore lk. or toh goess. how about that second half? thareleni b f t20int hole. only to see yow jet ev he
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reid: reserving the right to object. mr. president, when we last dealt with unemployment insurance, i offered a unanimous consent request at that time that would have allowed up to 20 relevant amendments. 20. mr. president, my friend, the republican leader, is again through a lot of words saying we don't want this and we're not going to help you pass it. there's more than one way to filibuster a bill. providing for endless number of amendments is one of the ways to kill this bill. mr. president, what we are going to do here is offer a fully paid for three-month extension of unemployment insurance. it's simple as that. simple as that. either -- that's what the republicans said they wanted, and we agreed to do it. we will not agree to an unlimited number of amendments. i look forward to hearing from our republican colleagues if they have a proposal that's different than this, which is a, again, a different way of saying we don't care about unemployment compensation as it's now focused, and we're not going to support it. in the
reid: reserving the right to object. mr. president, when we last dealt with unemployment insurance, i offered a unanimous consent request at that time that would have allowed up to 20 relevant amendments. 20. mr. president, my friend, the republican leader, is again through a lot of words saying we don't want this and we're not going to help you pass it. there's more than one way to filibuster a bill. providing for endless number of amendments is one of the ways to kill this bill. mr....
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and senator reid. there are many other quotes on the record in which they vigorously opposed the notion of deputying the minority any say in the confirmation process when it was discussed but never implemented some years ago. so why would they have such a 180-degree reversal? why would their opinion and that of the vast majority of my democratic colleagues, why would it have changed to the point where they would actually take this absolutely unprecedented step? well, senator reid gave an explanation on the day that he inflicted these changes on this body and i'll quote from senator reid's explanation. what he said was -- quote -- "there has been unbelievable, unprecedented obstruction. for the first time in the history of our republic, republicans have routinely used the filibuster to prevent president obama from appointing his executive team or confirming judges." that's what senator reid said. so it's been about republicans obstructing the president from appointing his executive team and confirming j
and senator reid. there are many other quotes on the record in which they vigorously opposed the notion of deputying the minority any say in the confirmation process when it was discussed but never implemented some years ago. so why would they have such a 180-degree reversal? why would their opinion and that of the vast majority of my democratic colleagues, why would it have changed to the point where they would actually take this absolutely unprecedented step? well, senator reid gave an...
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of course harry reid unique in washington for another reason, harry reid doesn't like listening to other people complement him or saying praise. many of us have found that harry has left us alone on a phonecall because he has figured out the business of the call is over and we just want to say nice things about him. when i learned, when his shall be say departure was imminent i said sub three we have to have a beautiful tenor in your honor inviting all of your friends from all over the country. he said forget that i'd rather spend the money feeding the poor and giving it to the university and that is how he is. [applause] is really a miracle that we have persuaded him to sit through all of us saying how wonderful he is. harry in case you are tempted to walk out from all of this praise we have asked the sergeant at arms to bar the door. it has been my privilege to work side-by-side with desaulnier for more than a decade -- with harry reid for more than a decade. to observe harry is to observe a master at work. his commitment to his values and his respect also for his colleagues. harry had
of course harry reid unique in washington for another reason, harry reid doesn't like listening to other people complement him or saying praise. many of us have found that harry has left us alone on a phonecall because he has figured out the business of the call is over and we just want to say nice things about him. when i learned, when his shall be say departure was imminent i said sub three we have to have a beautiful tenor in your honor inviting all of your friends from all over the country....
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time now be considered expired and on monday, april 28 at 5:30 p.m. the senate proceed to vote with no intervening action or debate on calendar number 574. further following disposition of the nomination the senate proceed to vote on cloture on executive calendar number 613 and if cloture is invoked all postcloture time be yielded and the senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the nomination. that if confirmed the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate and no further motion be in order to the nominations. if any statements related to the nominations be printed in the record and that president obama be immediately notified of the senate's action and partisan -- the senate resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent on monday april 28 following disposition
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time now be considered expired and on monday, april 28 at 5:30 p.m. the senate proceed to vote with no intervening action or debate on calendar number 574. further following disposition of the nomination the senate proceed to vote on cloture on executive calendar number 613 and if cloture is invoked all postcloture time be yielded and the senate proceed to vote on confirmation...
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reid: i send a cloture to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of sharon y. bowen of new york to be a commissioner of the commodity futures trading commission signed intie 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the names not be read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 691. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed
reid: i send a cloture to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of sharon y. bowen of new york to be a commissioner of the commodity futures trading commission signed intie 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the names not be read. the presiding officer: without...
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reid: i now move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 1032. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: madeline cox aleo of new jersey to be united states district judge for the district of new jersey. mr. reid: there's a cloture motion at the desk, mr. president. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. clippings he. the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigns senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of madeline cox are a layow of new jersey to be united states district judge signed by 1
reid: i now move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 1032. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the...
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it is not a vote on the reid amendment, on the reid measure. it is a vote on this petition to bring the debate -- and this is the words of the petition -- "we, 18 senators, move to bring to a close the debate on the reid motion." that's what we're voting on. and the republican leader tries to coat that or characterize that as a vote on the reid motion. it is not. we want a vote on the reid motion. we want to vote, but we will not be allowed to vote on the reid motion, on the proposal which the majority leader has offered, which has a majority support in this senate, we will not be allowed to vote on that if debate is not ended, if the filibuster continues, because 60 senators are not willing to end it. we will have at least 50-plus to end debate. but let it be clear, let the public understand that if we're not allowed to vote on the reid measure tonight, the republicans presumably will continue their filibuster, and we are not going to just simply allow them to defeat it. we are not going to simply sit down and say, well, we couldn't end the de
it is not a vote on the reid amendment, on the reid measure. it is a vote on this petition to bring the debate -- and this is the words of the petition -- "we, 18 senators, move to bring to a close the debate on the reid motion." that's what we're voting on. and the republican leader tries to coat that or characterize that as a vote on the reid motion. it is not. we want a vote on the reid motion. we want to vote, but we will not be allowed to vote on the reid motion, on the proposal...
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reid: mr. president, at this time the oath shall be administered in conformance with article 1, section 3, clause 6 of the constitution, and the senate's impeachment rules. i move that the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, be designated by the senate to administer the oath to the acting president pro tempore, the senator from hawaii, mr. inouye. the presiding officer: without objection, it is so ordered. mr. mcconnell: do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of samuel b. kent, judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to to the constitution and laws. so help you god. mr. inouye: i do. mr. reid: the oath shall now be administered by the presiding officer to all senators. is it an appropriate time for all senator who has cause to be excused. 6 the presiding officer: is there objection? the chair hears none. it is so ordered. senators shall now be sworn. do you
reid: mr. president, at this time the oath shall be administered in conformance with article 1, section 3, clause 6 of the constitution, and the senate's impeachment rules. i move that the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, be designated by the senate to administer the oath to the acting president pro tempore, the senator from hawaii, mr. inouye. the presiding officer: without objection, it is so ordered. mr. mcconnell: do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of...
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reid: thank you, madam president. what i'd ask and i would hope that this is what occurred, th that -- ask the bill be read a third time and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: and the bill was passed, is that right? the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. reid: s. 2491 is due for its second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 2491, a bill to protect the medicare program under title 18 of the social security act with respect to reconciliation involving changes to the medicare program. mr. reid: i would object to any further proceedings with regard to this bill. the presiding officer: the objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the committee of commerce be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 4412 and the senate agree to the request of the house for a return of the papers w
reid: thank you, madam president. what i'd ask and i would hope that this is what occurred, th that -- ask the bill be read a third time and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: and the bill was passed, is that right? the presiding officer: that is correct. mr. reid: s. 2491 is due for its second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the...
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reid. 202 is theary code. -- is the area code. the numbers are listed on the screen. mr. reid is joining us from the mountain time zone in denver. you can also send us an email at book tv@c-span.org or send a tweet twitter.com/booktv and we'll try to get as many of those as possible. here a mr.eid's oks. "confucius lives next door" we talked a little bit. united states of europe. "congressional odyssey." this came from a series of "washington post" that mr. reid wrote back in the late '70s, early '80s. "this is the chip." his most recent "the healing of america". and my personal favorite, "ski japan!". to look at "the healing of america", what's the bismarck here? >> guest: i tried to figure out why it is that all the other industrialized democracies, countries like this, spend half of us. they're not all socialized medicine. some countries do have big government providing the care and paying the bills but a lot of industrialized democracies cover everybody with private doctors, private hos
reid. 202 is theary code. -- is the area code. the numbers are listed on the screen. mr. reid is joining us from the mountain time zone in denver. you can also send us an email at book tv@c-span.org or send a tweet twitter.com/booktv and we'll try to get as many of those as possible. here a mr.eid's oks. "confucius lives next door" we talked a little bit. united states of europe. "congressional odyssey." this came from a series of "washington post" that mr. reid...
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reid: thank you, madam president. i ask unanimous consent the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table en bloc, there being no interintervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. -- to h. con. res. 93. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h. con. res. 93, concurrent resolution directing the clerk of the house of representatives to make technical corrections in the enrollment of h.r. 3370. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceed to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: s. 2122 is due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the senator is correct. the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 2122, a bill to
reid: thank you, madam president. i ask unanimous consent the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table en bloc, there being no interintervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. -- to h. con. res. 93. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h. con. res. 93, concurrent resolution directing the clerk of the house of representatives to...
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reid: mr. president, i ask consent that the text at 510 pass the senate and modified with the changes at the -- the bill as amended be read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: is a question on passage of the bill? the presiding officer: all those in favor say aye. mr. reid: aye. the presiding officer: all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. , the ayes do have it.
reid: mr. president, i ask consent that the text at 510 pass the senate and modified with the changes at the -- the bill as amended be read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: is a question on passage of the bill? the presiding officer: all those in favor say aye. mr. reid: aye. the presiding officer: all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. , the ayes do have it.
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reid: and i would, mr. president -- i think we all at a subsequent time will -- may i just talk to his wife, who walked out here. and i will have some more formal remarks at a later time. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i, too, am going to address the remarkable life of senator inouye at a later time, but i did want to make some observations here just for a few moments at the time of his passing. he was a man who, as we all know, rarely called attention to himself but who lived a remarkable american life filled with dignity and grace of the true hero that he was. only 17 when he heard the sirens over honolulu and saw the great planes flying overhead. at the time he dreamed of being a surgeon. a few years later a medic would be taking care of him after his heroic actions in the italian mountains for which he would one day receive our nation's most prestigious award for military valor. dan inouye's dream of being a surgeon was not realized, but there
reid: and i would, mr. president -- i think we all at a subsequent time will -- may i just talk to his wife, who walked out here. and i will have some more formal remarks at a later time. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i, too, am going to address the remarkable life of senator inouye at a later time, but i did want to make some observations here just for a few moments at the time of his passing. he was a man who, as we all know, rarely...
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reid falling away. johnson the rebound. >> mike: quite earlier very fortunate that florida state not lighting it up. >> tim: in no-man's land. >> mike: very fortunate with that turnover that it's a dead ball turnover and they get to set their defense. lots of times both passes get picked off. >> tim: oliver purnell has got to be thinking just get me to halftime, trailing by a single digit. this has been a root canal first half for his squad. turnover is always important. inside shannon, can't get that one to go. very few opportunities to get baskets at times. can't make the shot. a defensive play by singleton. >> mike: leads the conference, those long arms. not only in deflection, but getting the ball back. how many times has he saved that tonight? >> tim: shannon from snaer, and he is fouled. that will go against david potter. here is the look outside. you just see the hands always and that ball looked like it was destined. booker didn't even try for it. hinge ewas just giving it up out of bounds. sing
reid falling away. johnson the rebound. >> mike: quite earlier very fortunate that florida state not lighting it up. >> tim: in no-man's land. >> mike: very fortunate with that turnover that it's a dead ball turnover and they get to set their defense. lots of times both passes get picked off. >> tim: oliver purnell has got to be thinking just get me to halftime, trailing by a single digit. this has been a root canal first half for his squad. turnover is always important....
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reid: i send a cloture motion to the desks. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of christopher reeve cooper of the district of columbia to be united states district gunnel for the district of columbia signed by 1 senators as follows: reid of nevada -- mr. reid: i ask that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: question is on the motion to proceed. all in favor say aye. all opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have t the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 582. the presiding officer: question is on the motion
reid: i send a cloture motion to the desks. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of christopher reeve cooper of the district of columbia to be united states district gunnel for the district of columbia signed by 1 senators as follows: reid of nevada -- mr. reid: i ask...
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reid: is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: it is. mr. reid: i ask consent that it be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that at a time determined by me with the concurrence of senator mcconnell senate proceed to executive session to calendar number 952, that there be four hours for debate equally divided in the usual form, upon the use or yielding back of that time, the senate proceed to vote with no intervening action or debate on the nomination, that if confirmed the motion to reconsider will be considered and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate, no further motion be in order to the nomination, any statements related to the nomination be printed in the record, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, and the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:
reid: is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: it is. mr. reid: i ask consent that it be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that at a time determined by me with the concurrence of senator mcconnell senate proceed to executive session to calendar number 952, that there be four hours for debate equally divided in the usual form, upon the use or yielding back of that time, the senate proceed to vote with no intervening action or...
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reid: mr. president, i now ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding lack of receipt of the papers with respect to the conference report to accompany h.r. 4348, at 12:55 p.m. today the senate proceed to a series of stacked votes, the time until then be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees and any points of order in order to the conference be budget points of order, that points of order relative to rule 28 or rule 28, paragraph 9, availability. if a rule 28 scope of conference point of order, rule 28 availability point of order is made against the conference report, an applicable motion to waive is made, the senate proceed to vote on the motion to waive in the order they were raised. if the motions to waive are successful, the senate proceed to vote on the adoption of the conference report. the adoption of the conference report be subject to a 60-affirmative vote threshold, there be two minutes equally divided prior to each vote, all after the first vote be ten minutes vot
reid: mr. president, i now ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding lack of receipt of the papers with respect to the conference report to accompany h.r. 4348, at 12:55 p.m. today the senate proceed to a series of stacked votes, the time until then be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees and any points of order in order to the conference be budget points of order, that points of order relative to rule 28 or rule 28, paragraph 9, availability. if a rule 28 scope of...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 839. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. mr. reid: aye. the presiding officer: all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. mr. reid: mr. president, there is a cloture motion at the desk. i would ask that it -- first of all, we haven't reported the nomination yet. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, federal energy regulatory commission, norman c. bay of new mexico to be a member of the federal regulatory commission. mr. reid: mr. president, there is a cloture motion at the desk. i would ask the chair that it be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion.
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 839. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. mr. reid: aye. the presiding officer: all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. mr. reid: mr. president, there...
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the third option is the reid bill. this bill, while no means, by no means as destructive as the boehner bill, is also bad news for working families because of the republican commitment to the wealthiest people in this country and the largest corporations, it also would make heavy cuts on working families and not one penny of revenue coming from the rich and large corporations. madam president, let me discuss the one remaining option that seems to me to make some sense, not a great option but the best available. and that's already been spoken about by my good friend, tom harkin. it seems to me that the least onerous option available to us today is for the president of the united states to exercise his authority under the 14th amendment to the constitution to pay the debts incurred by the united states. the constitution is very clear in saying that the debts of the united states -- quote, unquote -- shall not be questioned. the president swears an oath to protect and defend the constitution, and many constitutional schol
the third option is the reid bill. this bill, while no means, by no means as destructive as the boehner bill, is also bad news for working families because of the republican commitment to the wealthiest people in this country and the largest corporations, it also would make heavy cuts on working families and not one penny of revenue coming from the rich and large corporations. madam president, let me discuss the one remaining option that seems to me to make some sense, not a great option but...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now ask consent the senate resume consideration of s. 223, and on tuesday, february 15, at 11:40 a.m., at that time, the senate proceed to consideration of the nelson of nebraska amendment, number 58, that a nelson second-degree amendment which is at the desk be agreed to and there be up to 20 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on the amendment. that there be no further amendments in order prior to the nelson nebraska amendment. prior to the vote that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table and there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: thank you. further at 2:15, there be 10 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form prior to vote honoring relation to the wicker amendment number 14 as modified and all the amendment
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now ask consent the senate resume consideration of s. 223, and on tuesday, february 15, at 11:40 a.m., at that time, the senate proceed to consideration of the nelson of nebraska amendment, number 58, that a nelson second-degree amendment which is at the desk be agreed to and there be up to 20 minutes of...
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reid: mr. president, i ask consent the senate proceed to calendar number 450. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 450, h.r. 3212 an act to ensure compliance with the 1988 convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask the committee reported substitute be agreed to. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i don't believe there is further debate on this matter. the presiding officer: hearing no further debate, all those in favor say aye. all those against please say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. mr. reid: i ask consent -- i ask that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the senate proceed to h.r. 1528.
reid: mr. president, i ask consent the senate proceed to calendar number 450. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 450, h.r. 3212 an act to ensure compliance with the 1988 convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask the committee reported substitute be agreed to. the presiding...
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reid: i ask to move to legislative session. the presiding officer: all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have t the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 577. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. opposed, no. the ayes appear to have t the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: matthew frederick lightman of michigan to be united states district judge for the eastern district of michigan. mr. reid: there is a cloture motion at the desk, mr. president. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of matthew frederick lightman of michigan to be united states district judge for the eastern district of michigan. signed by
reid: i ask to move to legislative session. the presiding officer: all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have t the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 577. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. opposed, no. the ayes appear to have t the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: matthew...
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reid: mr. predent, we're trying to finish all the issues, work through the issues we need to address before we can finish this work period. i want to make it very clear to everyone, as i said a couple hours ago here on the floor, we can finish all of our work tomorrow. but if we don't finish it tomorrow, we're going to continue to work on friday, saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday until late in the afternoon. we have to get done a few things that are important. i know there are a lot of things that we aren't going to be able to do, but that's the way it's been all congress. i'm prepared to consent to move along on one very significant part of what we need to do. the consent that i will read into the record in a short time addresses voting on the continuing resolution that we need to do to keep the government running. it addresses gets voting on the very different concerns of others who have sought to hold up consideration of the continuing resolution. i believe with this consent, we have gone
reid: mr. predent, we're trying to finish all the issues, work through the issues we need to address before we can finish this work period. i want to make it very clear to everyone, as i said a couple hours ago here on the floor, we can finish all of our work tomorrow. but if we don't finish it tomorrow, we're going to continue to work on friday, saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday until late in the afternoon. we have to get done a few things that are important. i know there are a lot of...
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reid: will my friend yield for a brief moment? mr. corker: yes. mr. reid: i want to go to the bill. i want to follow regular order. that's what i was asked to do. and i'm happy to have my staff work through night to see if we can agree on a finite list of amendments. but senator nelson is the man to do that. he's a wonderful person, i've already said. i'm just disappointed that it is such a struggle to get things done. mr. corker: mr. president, if i could talk back to the respected leader. i thank you for bringing it forth. i do think it's important that we work through eight bills before the recess ends or begins and i hope that over the next couple of hours that you and the distinguished senator from south carolina hopefully can reach some resolve that is an accommodation and we can move through this. and i thank you very much for your patience. i notice the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:
reid: will my friend yield for a brief moment? mr. corker: yes. mr. reid: i want to go to the bill. i want to follow regular order. that's what i was asked to do. and i'm happy to have my staff work through night to see if we can agree on a finite list of amendments. but senator nelson is the man to do that. he's a wonderful person, i've already said. i'm just disappointed that it is such a struggle to get things done. mr. corker: mr. president, if i could talk back to the respected leader. i...